# N8578U: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 14, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8578U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8578U

## Aircraft that carried N8578U

- [Cancelled 2013-05-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8578U-2013-05-14): Cessna 172F, S/N 17252478, built 1965. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gonzalez Gilbert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GONZALEZ%20GILBERT%20A), [San Juan, PR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PR/San%20Juan)

## NTSB investigations on N8578U (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA03LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA176), Sep 1, 2003: Cessna 172F (N8578U), Fajardo, PR, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate aircraft preflight resulting in the airplane being operated with water contamination in the fuel system, and the loss of engine power.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8578U (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20030901026139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030901026139A), Sep 1, 2003: Cessna 172F (N8578U), Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Destroyed. (-23) On September 1, 2003, at approximately 1130(LCL), a Cessna model 172-F N8578U crashed on a field near the Fajardo airport ten minutes after take-off.…

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